过年
Wang Li wrote, " Guòὸ nián means to celebrate the lunar New Year. "
过年
Chinese New Year
Nursery Rhyme
Nursery Rhyme
(Chinese)
(English)
呼呼,呼呼,雪花飘;
噼叭,噼叭,放鞭炮;
咚锵 ,咚锵,玩龙灯 ;
哈哈!哈哈!过年了!
Whirring, whirring, snowflakes fall
Crack, crack, set off the firecrackers
Clang boom boom, clang boom boom, play with the dragon-lanterns
Haha! haha ! New Year is coming!
Notes
Pinyin
Guòὸ nián
hūhū , hūhū, xuěhuā piāo ;
pìbā , pìbā , fang biānpào ;
dōng qiāng ,dōng qiāng, wán lóngdēng ;
hā hā ! hā hā ! guòὸ nián liǎo !
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Yuan Ping for contributing this rhyme. Thanks to Anna-Marie for the translation and for providing the pinyin version of this song. Thanks to Wang Li for helping with the translation. Translation edited by Lisa Yannucci.
M goi! & Xie xie!
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